In-a-wall dining cabinet



J. L. HARRIS ET Al.

IN-AWALL DI NI G CABINET Aug. 24 1926.

Filed Oct. 6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M. D. HARRIS J. I HARRIS INlfENTORS' BYM ATTORNEY in which f the bench and the ca a portionvof the Patented Aug. 2,4, 1926.

nuns' L. marasma MARGARET D. mais, or Lnicomm nvm-WALL' Drame ea'nnrn'r.

AApplication ledfctober Our invention relates to the class of builtin furniture, especially of the kind having a dinin' `table with benches which are foldablel eit er against the wall or against the 'l cupboards to conceal-the cupboards.- .It' is the objectof our invention to provide an in-a-wall dining` cabinet which may be built into the wall of either a new or old house, which save 'space to thus give the equiv- 10 -alent of an additional room and which will materially lreduce the labor of the. home. Having inview Vthese objects and others which will be mentioned in thefollowing description, we will now refer to the drawings Figure 1 is a front view in perspective of the entire in-a-wall dining cabinet showingv the cabinet in open position and disclosing the shelving and other .parts in the rear of the table and benches.

Figure 2 is a front perspective view lof the in-a-wall dining cabinet as it appearsv when closed. Figure 3 is va. perspective view showing particularlythe hin e connection between inet. Fi v re 4 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of the bench showing the' hinge and the brace for. the back offtle bench.

Figure 5 is a sectional viewof the rear portion of 'the table showing the connections with the cabinet. f

. Figure 6 is an inverted sectional vie'w of table-with its leg and showing particularly the brace.

' Our in-a-wall dining cabinet is al unitary structure and it is designedfor factory productionto be built in the walls ofeither *a A new or old'house. It has-a base 1 0, side walls 11, anda top -12 and it is also provided with a back drawings. -The base 10 is intended to rest on the iioor of" the room. Connecting. the

.45 two sides'll is a transverse partition 13 at' -a comfortable height for thebenches. Be-

tweenthe base 10 and the partition 13 is a vertical partition 14 dividing the lower portionof the cabinet into two artswhich 5 .areada ted to receive 'the `wers 15. Aboveftge'partitionf is a panel .16 and ye thisis a projecting portion"17',`.the

' edge of .which is at 'a suitablehei-ght br'the table, r v

' ber 23 having a groove therein l or wall which is not` shownjn the table. They are occupy a continuous .6, isz-5. serial nogeasee.

The table is pivotally secured to the projecting. portion of the partition 17 in the manner shown in Figure 5. A hinge, which may be of the form shown for the bench in F1gure 4, connects the two together.. At

' its rear the table 18 has a strap ofsuitable metalextending rearwardly and at its-rear end the strap carries a coiled tension spring 19 which extendsy through apertures in the partitions 13 and 17 being secured at its Vlower extremity*v to an abutment 20. The

the table. When unfolded the Vtable rests on its hinge at its inner end and on the leg 2l supportlng` the outer portion. The leg 21 is hinged at' its upper end to the table, and

toy maintain the .leg in its upright position when the table is unfolded, there is provided lan automatic brace and latch as shown in Figure 6. The vbrace 22 is hinged to astrap whch'is vsecured to the rear side of the leg t e memguiding the movement of the brace 22 and or preventing the bracev from passing out through the groove. In the bottom of the groove is with a groove which is covered b a resilient latch 24 which functions automatica'lly when the leg is unfolded and which must Vspring 19 thusserves as a counterbalancing 21. 4The underside of th/e table is rovided be manually released when folding theleg. The le is preferabloprovided sed.

with a mirror whic is expo to give to thewhole structure a very attracpair of rubber The two benches-are of necessity secure th when:

the table' is unfolded. and when itis folded v to the cabinet at -a lower level than the both hinged to' the. edge portion of the.

The benches are each made vup o two parts,

the seat 26 and the back"'27 connected a continuous hinge respectively, all` of the leaves nected .by a single pin.- This -oliviat'es the necessity of Aform'1nggroo-ves in the lneat artition 13, which brings themA when 'fol ed to the .proper '.height. y

-loo 28. This' hinge has. alternate leaves secured. to Athe seat and Yconand back 'sincetheleaves', will"V is in its upright position. For reinforcing the back 27 there is provided la plurality of brace straps 29 projecting beyond the edge of the back. The rear edge "of the seat is grooved out to receive the projecting ends of the straps 29 andthe grooves thus formed are reinforced with suitable metal to prevent undue wear against the wood of the seat. The bench is hinged to the cabinet as shown in Figure 3. The hinge employed is L-shaped, both portions serving as pivot pins. The vertical portion of the hin e 30 is set in a vertical sleeve 31 extending tothe bottom of the cabinet. metal plate 32, which is T-shaped in `form,

has the double function of serving as a" bearing for the vertical portion of the hinge 30 and for supporting the edge of the bench when the bench is folded. The horizontal portion of the hinge passes through metal bearings which are positioned in a cutaway portion of the seat 26, the cut-away portion l being covered with the metal strip 33. This construction gives access to the horizontal` portiony of the hinge whenever it is desired to repair or adjust the parts. The walls 11 are notched at 34 as shown in Figure 2 to receive-the backs of the benches. The benches are also provided with legs 35 similar to the leg 21 of the table and haverubber feet 36, but no mirror. The L- shaped hinge construction for the benches permits movement of theA benches into either of two positions as shown vin Figure 1, and it also permits the folding of the table into thel cabinet.

Since the. benches are secu-red to the cabinet-at a lower level than the hinge of the table, their-,upper ends when folded will be lower than that of the table because the benches nave substantially the same length as the table. We therefore secure two panels 37 in fixed position and rovide releasable latches of any desired orm at the lower edges for engaging the outer or top edges ofthe benches.' The space behind these 'panels 37 is the only space within the cabinet which is not fully utilized, but even a large portion of this space is available for storage. 4Behind ,the lower portions of the benches there are two concealed drawers 38 which are ideal for the storagey of silverware or papers., Above these drawers is the partition 17 and the sight, so that the shelving above the table- ,is lavailable for chinaware and other table ware.. 7 :.'1`lie sliding .slat doors of the two The storage and it is preferably provided with a pair of sliding doors for entirely closing 'the space.

.Our in-a-wall dining cabinet -is adapted for use in all kinds of houses and most especially in apartment houses, summerhomes, and in yother buildings where the living quarters are limited. In old buildings the frontportion of the cabinet mav project into the room, but in new buildings the exterior walls may be so formed as to accommodate the cabinet. In apartment houses particularly, where all of the kitchens are' arranged in tier's, it is possible to build a continuous outside wall so as to leave a space which will accommodate the cabinets in al1 the rooms of the tier. In,

an old building if lack of space or other factors prevent the extension of the cabinet into lthe room, and it is not desired to alter Vthe outside of the building, the cabinet portion may be omitted, leaving only the table and benches.

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Since all of the cliinaware, silverware,

three persons and by placing two chairs at the end of the table, it is possible to acommodate eight persons at the table. The table is an ideall card table or reading or writing table.

Having thus described our invention in such full, clear, and exact terms that its construction and utility will be readily understood by others skilled in the art to which it pertains, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters lPatent of the United States is:

A built-in dininr cabinet having a table and a pair of benc es secured thereto, each of said benches being secured to said cabinet by anv L-shaped e, a vertical tubular socket member in sai cabinet for reoeiving one portion of said L-sliaped hingga metallic T-shaped abutmentV in said .cabinet bering in the seat portion of the bench adfor supporting the edge of the bench when jacent the end edge thereof. A said bench is fo1ded,'said abutment being V In testimony whereof we aix or. signa- I0 provided with. an a rture in alignment tures. i with said socket mem r to serve as a bearing for said L-shaped hinges the horizontal MR. JAMES L. HARRIS. pox'tion of said L-shaped hinge having a Masi MARGARET D. HARRISs 

